REACTIONS OF TRIFLUORONITROSOMETHANE WITH BISTRIFLUOROMETHYLPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS, (CF3)2PX (WHERE X = H, Cl, CF3)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)80914-8

Trifluoronitrosomethane reacts with bis(trifluoromethyl)phosphine to give (CF3)P(O)N(OH)CF3 and a small amount of (CF3)2NOH.On the other hand, the reactions with tris(trifluoromethyl)phosphine and bis(trifluoromethyl)chlorophosphine afford (CF3)2NOP(O)CF3N(CF3)2 and (CF3)2NP(O)(CF3)Cl respectively.Isomerisation of =N-O-P= to =N-P(O)= may be involved as found for the isomerisation of the phosphine, (CF3)2NOP(CF3)2, to the phosphoryl compound, (CF3)2NP(O)(CF3)2.Mechanisms for the above reactions are discussed.